Measurement device and method for monitoring condition of patient

Abstract

A measurement device and a method for monitoring a condition of a patient. The measurement device includes: a gas-guide apparatus, connected between an medical gas provider and a patient and configured to deliver medical gas from the medical gas provider to the patient; and at least one sensing apparatus, placed on an outer surface of the gas-guide apparatus and configured to detect real-time measurement data of the medical gas passing through the gas-guide apparatus. In this way, the at least one sensing apparatus is placed on the outer surface of the gas-guide apparatus, since the measurement data is a relative value which indicates a change of internal environment of the gas-guide apparatus, this can also avoid a problem of contamination compared with setting a sensor inside a respiratory device, thus improving the security of the measurement.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A measurement device, comprising:
 a gas-guide apparatus configured to connect between a medical gas provider and a patient side of the measurement device, and deliver medical gas from the medical gas provider to the patient; and 
 at least one sensing apparatus placed on an outer surface of the gas-guide apparatus and configured to detect real-time measurement data of the medical gas passing through the gas-guide apparatus; wherein the at least one sensing apparatus comprises: 
 at least one first tactile sensor and 
 at least one second tactile sensor; wherein the gas-guide apparatus comprises: 
 a front-end tube, 
 a middle tube, and 
 a back-end tube connected in sequence, the front-end tube is arranged close to the patient, and the back-end tube is arranged close to the medical gas provider; and the at least one first tactile sensor is placed on an outer surface of the front-end tube, and the at least one second tactile sensor is placed on an outer surface of the back-end tube. 
 
     
     
       2. The measurement device according to  claim 1 , wherein the real-time measurement data indicates a change in at least one of an airway pressure, a gas flow rate, and a respiratory rate. 
     
     
       3. The measurement device according to  claim 1 , wherein a side wall of the gas-guide apparatus where the sensing apparatus is located is thinner or softer with respect to other positions of the side wall. 
     
     
       4. The measurement device according to  claim 1 , wherein the front-end tube is a non-heated respiratory tube and the back-end tube is a heated respiratory tube. 
     
     
       5. The measurement device according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensing apparatus is further configured to:
 determine whether the measurement data is abnormal according to a preset threshold; and in response to determining that the measurement data is abnormal, 
 trigger an alarm signal. 
 
     
     
       6. The measurement device according to  claim 1 , wherein the sensing apparatus is communicatively connected to a control device and configured to send the measurement data to the control device for analysis of the measurement data. 
     
     
       7. The measurement device according to  claim 6 , wherein the at least one sensing apparatus is further configured to perform a preliminary filtering operation on the measurement data before sending the measurement data to the control device. 
     
     
       8. The measurement device according to  claim 1 , wherein the gas-guide apparatus comprises a flexible tube. 
     
     
       9. A method for monitoring a condition of a patient, wherein the method is executed by a control device, and the method comprises:
 receiving real-time measurement data from the measurement device according to  claim 1 , wherein the real-time measurement data indicates a change in at least one of an airway pressure, a gas flow rate, and a respiratory rate of medical gas delivered to the patient; 
 determining whether the real-time measurement data is abnormal; and 
 in response to determining that the real-time measurement data is abnormal, adjusting an amount of the medical gas according to the real-time measurement data. 
 
     
     
       10. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage medium is configured to store a computer program, and the computer program causes a computer to:
 receive real-time measurement data from the measurement device according to  claim 1 , wherein the real-time measurement data indicates a change in at least one of an airway pressure, a gas flow rate, and a respiratory rate of medical gas delivered to the patient; 
 determine whether the real-time measurement data is abnormal; and 
 in response to determining that the real-time measurement data is abnormal, adjust an amount of the medical gas according to the real-time measurement data. 
 
     
     
       11. A method for monitoring a condition of a patient, wherein the method is executed by a control device, and the method comprises:
 receiving real-time measurement data from a measurement device, wherein the real-time measurement data indicates a change in at least one of an airway pressure, a gas flow rate, and a respiratory rate of medical gas delivered to the patient; wherein the measurement device comprises a gas-guide apparatus and at least one sensing apparatus, the gas-guide apparatus is configured to connect between a medical gas provider and a patient side of the measurement device, and deliver medical gas from the medical gas provider to the patient; and the at least one sensing apparatus is placed on an outer surface of the gas-guide apparatus and configured to detect the real-time measurement data of the medical gas passing through the gas-guide apparatus; 
 determining whether the real-time measurement data is abnormal; and 
 in response to determining that the real-time measurement data is abnormal, adjusting an amount of the medical gas according to the real-time measurement data; wherein the sensing apparatus comprises a plurality of tactile sensors distributed in an array; the receiving the real-time measurement data from the measurement device comprises: 
 receiving real-time measurement data detected by the plurality of tactile sensors respectively; and 
 performing a calibration based on the received real-time measurement data to obtain calibrated measurement data; the adjusting the amount of the medical gas according to the real-time measurement data comprises: 
 adjusting the amount of the medical gas according to the calibrated measurement data. 
 
     
     
       12. A method for monitoring a condition of a patient, wherein the method is executed by a control device, and the method comprises:
 receiving real-time measurement data from a measurement device, wherein the real-time measurement data indicates a change in at least one of an airway pressure, a gas flow rate, and a respiratory rate of medical gas delivered to the patient; wherein the measurement device comprises a gas-guide apparatus and at least one sensing apparatus, the gas-guide apparatus is configured to connect between a medical gas provider and a patient side of the measurement device, and deliver medical gas from the medical gas provider to the patient; and the at least one sensing apparatus is placed on an outer surface of the gas-guide apparatus and configured to detect the real-time measurement data of the medical gas passing through the gas-guide apparatus; 
 determining whether the real-time measurement data is abnormal; and 
 in response to determining that the real-time measurement data is abnormal, adjusting an amount of the medical gas according to the real-time measurement data; 
 wherein the method further comprises: 
 triggering an image capturing apparatus to capture a real-time image of the patient; and 
 receiving the real-time image of the patient from the image capturing apparatus; 
 the adjusting the amount of the medical gas according to the real-time measurement data comprises: 
 adjusting the amount of the medical gas according to the real-time measurement data and the real-time image of the patient. 
 
     
     
       13. The method according to  claim 12 , wherein after the receiving of the real-time image of the patient from the image capturing apparatus, the method further comprises:
 comparing the real-time image with a preset reference image to determine whether the real-time image is abnormal; and 
 in response to determining that the real-time image is abnormal, sending alarm information to a client. 
 
     
     
       14. The method according to  claim 12 , wherein the determining of whether the real-time measurement data is abnormal further comprises:
 determining that the real-time measurement data is abnormal when the respiratory parameter is greater than a corresponding preset threshold; and the method further comprises: 
 sending alarm information to a client.